Mount Maunganui surf break

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 10PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
6
NE
6.5
NE
7
NE
7.5
NE
6.5
NE
5
NE
4
NE
3
NE
1.8
NNE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
N
1.4
N
1
N
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)13141414141413131313121110101010109877131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)656681219149100151330114724166521973515889882645182334694730609370307266223209106126222222
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
E
45
E
55
E
55
ENE
15
N
45
WNW
40
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
1.46
2:37AM
1.52
2:41PM
1.46
3:32AM
1.54
3:38PM
1.48
4:24AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
0.46
8:43AM
0.50
8:52PM
0.46
9:34AM
0.47
9:48PM
0.42
10:26AM
0.41
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--11106913861-----121---11
Temp. °C222019201920202121201819181819191918171617151619
Feels °C (?)191716161414131422151214151718171716161517141617
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